Monroe prosecutor, detective cleared in wiretap case

A state appeals court judge has ruled that two of Monroe County's top cops did not violate the federal wiretapping act by sharing a jailhouse phone call with members of the press.

Commonwealth Court Judge Keith Quigley on Wednesday ruled in favor of First District Attorney Michael Mancuso and County detective Eric Kerchner. Jailed attorney John Karoly had brought a lawsuit against the two men to have them removed from their jobs.

Karoly alleged that Mancuso and Kerchner illegally accessed a phone call between Brodheadsville developer Dennis Slayton and his jailed girlfriend, Jill Goldstein, in 2005, then shared it with the media.